Social inclusion and higher education /
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| Imprint: | Bristol : Policy Press, 2012. |
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| Description: | 1 online resource (xvi, 325 pages) |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11872574 |
| Summary: | Available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. This book is about the experiences of students in institutions of higher education from 'non-traditional' backgrounds. The expansion of Higher Education world-wide shows no signs of slowing down and there is already a large literature on who has access to higher education and to qualifications that offer higher life-time incomes and status. However to date there has been minimal focus on what happens to the students once they are in the institutions and the inequalities that they face. This book aims to fill this gap in the literature. The chapters demonstrate that the students and their families are finding ways of acquiring forms of capital that encourage and sustain their participation in higher education. Contributions from the UK, the USA and Australia reveal that the issues surrounding the inclusion of 'non-traditional' students are broadly similar in different countries. It should be read by all those leading, managing, or teaching in, institutions of higher education and all students or intending students whatever their background. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvi, 325 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9781847427984 1847427987 9781847427977 1847427979 9781447354734 1447354737 9786613436986 6613436984 1447321642 9781447321644 9781283436984 1283436981 |